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  1. Blackleaf

    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    There are many millions of people here that I would like to give a one way ticket to Hell. Remainers, for instance. I know it's been six years almost exactly since we left the EU but I would still like to send them to some shitty place like China. Or Hell. As part of the EU, Britain could never...
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    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    Britain and China agree and sign deals, including visa-free travel to China for Brits, as the two countries' leaders watched on....
  3. Blackleaf

    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    That's true, but if there's money to be made then.... "What the Hell.?"
  4. Blackleaf

    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    Young men and women seemed starstruck as they presented Starmer with a gift and posed for photos with him as he arrived in Beijing. The British entourage were sure given a warm welcome by the Chinese. The British leader then visited the Forbidden City before his serious business with the...
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    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    Chinese welcome British PM as he arrives on Vespina British Prime Minister Keir Starmer disembarks Vespina - the British PM's aircraft - to meet the Chinese President to explore investment opportunities, and reinforce diplomatic partnerships amid growing global economic uncertainty. The two...
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    Prince William tours one of the world's most powerful computers

    So we're all doomed after then.
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    Britain and China in a "good" place after talks

    Britain and China: "We have had twists and turns which have not served the interests of either country" Britain says she wants a "more sophisticated" relationship with China but expresses concern over China's human rights record Britain and China say they are in a "good place" after a...
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    Prince William tours one of the world's most powerful computers

    After a bit of Googling, according to Moore's Law computers become twice as fast every 18 months or so.
  9. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    I quite like that. I've never heard of them or heard them before. It's nice to be introduced to new artists.
  10. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    King - "Love and Pride" (1984) Coventry band King reached No2 in the British charts with this in 1984.
  11. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Aqua - "Doctor Jones" (1997) The Danish electropoppers were hugely surprised and delighted when they found out they had an unexpected No1 hit with this in their much larger neighbouring country of Great Britain...
  12. Blackleaf

    MP cries in Commons over Troubles Bill

    More pressure heaped on Labour Government by DUP Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Jim Shannon was brought to tears during his speech opposing the Labour government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which he says ‘enables the continued persecution’ of British veterans who served in Northern...
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    Former Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform

    "When the Establishment has tried to shut him down, Nigel does not back down" Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, 45, is the latest Tory to defect to Reform. The Right-Wing party is topping the British polls and is the favourite to win the next British General Election which is...
  14. Blackleaf

    King and Queen host Holocaust survivors

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla have met survivors of the Holocaust at Buckingham Palace. Both of the King's parents - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - served in World War II.
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    Prince William tours one of the world's most powerful computers

    The heir to the British throne Prince William, 43, has toured one of the world's most powerful computers. He met Isambard-AI at the University of Bristol. Isambard - named after the great 19th Century British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - is capable of 21 quintillion operations per...
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    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    'We shed no tears' about end of Maduro's regime, says Starmer Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK has "long supported a transition of power in Venezuela". Starmer says in a post on X: "We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I...
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    Construction begins on Britain's largest Christian monument

    Construction has just started on what will be Britain's largest Christian monument. The same length but twice as high as the mighty York Minister the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayers will dominate the area around the Warwickshire field in which it is being built. It will be composed of 1...
  18. Blackleaf

    U.S. Captures/Kidnaps Maduro

    He's on a plane to New York City. Maybe they should go on that plane tracking website.
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    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    Somehow, I don't think the event will get the government of either country to start taking more interest in gay rights. Iran's female footballers play their matches wearing hijabs.
  20. Blackleaf

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    I reckon FIFA will cancel the match. It'll be too dangerous. There'll be riots. And not just inside the stadium. You know what football fans are like. I actually thought the two countries are to play each other in this year's World Cup. I realised a couple of hours ago that they're not...